Quoting%20commentary for Sotah 93:1

רב ושמואל חד אמר נס וחד אמר נס בתוך נס מאן דאמר נס יער הוה דובים לא הוו מ"ד נס בתוך נס לא יער הוה ולא דובים הוו וליהוי דובים ולא ליהוי יער דבעיתי

Rab and Samuel [differ in their interpretation]; one said it was a miracle, while the other said it was a miracle within a miracle. He who said it was a miracle did so because there was a forest but there were no bears;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' These were miraculously created for the occasion. ');">¹</span> he who said it was a miracle within a miracle did so because there was no forest nor were there any bears. [But according to the latter interpretation] there need have been [provided] bears but not a forest! — [It was required] because [the bears] would have been frightened.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If there was no forest provided for them in which they could hide, they would not have dared to attack the children. ');">²</span>

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